Apparatus for dyeing, scouring, or otherwise treating yarn or other fibers in the hank or skein



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DU DI- EY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 H. vM. APPARATUS. FOR DYEING, SCOURING. OROTHERWISE TREATING YARN OR OTHER FIBERS IN THEHHANK OR SKEIN' FiledAugust 7, 1922 Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

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:To all "fw/wm t may concern: l v

Be-it known that l, HOWARDM. DDLE'Y,

a citizen ot 'thefUnited" States, .andl a-.resifv Pennsylvania, have"dent of Philadelphia, invented certain new and usetul'linprovee ments inApparatusffor Dyeing, Securing,

or Otherwise" 'Ireating y'liiarii or HOther Fibers .in the Hank'orSkein,fof* which the iolll-owiii'gis a specitic'ation:

My presentinventionrelates more particularly to that type o-'tyarndyeing or treating machines in which the banks or skeins of yarn orother libere, are carriedlby reels, which reels are arranged to berotated in a body of liquid: d'ispesed'witl'iin 'a ltank or vat, and inwhich provision isinade for imparting' independent movement to thelindividual han rs or skeins otfyarn as the reel is rotated.

liquor within the vat or tank "whereby the'V extent of submergence ofithe respective hanks or skeins is materially increased.

Aiturther object of myk invention'is to pro-z vide means for equalizingtheliydraulicor" other. fluid-pressure employed-'tor elevating the reel;suitable cylinders being provided, with pistons therein actuated byhydraulic 40 or other fluid-pressure. A further' object ot myinvention-is to provide guiding means that will insure uniform movement'of the reel during the'up and down movements oie'v the same within* thetank or vat.

And a Istill further object'of my inventionv is to provide means `forprotecting the meansi'or effecting rotation of thefreel tro'mcontactwith the dyeing or treatingliquor; i

These and other features-'of` my invention are more fullydescribedhereinafter; refer- ()ne object'of-iny-present inventionis tolprovide a structure ot this type with simpley ence beinghadfte theaccompanyingjdraw* ings,in" which Figure-1,'is a sectional velevationlof' oneV formi of--fv'atl or tankA containing" a reel for supporting theskeinsor hanks-ofyarn to beldyed or otherwise treated', together with`the mechanism Afor raising and'lowe'ring` the reel'and onrotating theesame. l

Fig: 2, issectional view on' the line iii-ii, ing. i;

Fig'. 3, is a sectionaly view on the linekv III-IH, Fig. 1; K

Fig. `4t, isaview` simi-lar to Fig. 1, of' another form of structurewithin the scope ot"y my invention, and 'y Fig. V5, isia sectional planview on thelinc V-V, Fig. 1, illustratingv a detailof'eonstruction'withinf the scope ot my invention.

In thevdrawings I haveillustrated ak suitable'formiot'tankorv-at51,'which may comprise side walls 2,end`walls 8,'a bottoni et'wh-icli'- is preferably sem-icircular, andu a cover 5. The side walls 2are preferably: provided with openings 6, normally closedV by?@verser-doors?, hinged'at 8, andhav-V `ingsuitablepacking 9 disposed attheir marginal edges to insu-re a liquid-tight joint; such coversfordoors being secured in place by clamping 'members 10.

lVithin the vat-or tank, areel for receiv-` ing the hanksoi skeins oityarn'or other `fibers, indicatedat` X, is disposed, which reel maycomprise endspiders 11 and 12,` anda centralfspider 13, whichmay bevconnectedk to and-spacedtrom the endspiders lland 12,'by a seriesot tiebars 14; the several. spiders'- bei-ng suitably mounted upon andvseeuredto ashatt 15, which may be raised and lowered, androtated, withthe reel, as hereinafterj described;

Between the respective spiders, suitable supporting sticks 16 and 17 forthe lianks or skeins of Vyarn or other liber the sticks 16 beingpolygonal Vand rotatable. inthe spiders in the usual and well knownmanner, for' the purposeof imparting movement tothe skeins or hanks ofyarn o'r other ber to avoid the danger ot stick marks. For this purpose,the outer ends lot thev sticks 16, may be provided with star-wheels 16,adapted to engagey 'suitably disposed ino projections mounted in the vator tank, when the reel is rotated.

The end Walls 3, of the vat or tanli are provided With recessed portions20, to accommodate bearing blocks 2l and 22, i eceiving Vthe ends of theshaft 15, and said bearing blocks may be carried by collars 23,supported by rods 24, hung from a beam 25, disposed above the vat ortank; the

cover 5 of the latter being apertured at 26 for the passage of saidrods.

For the purpose of rotating` the reel Within the vat or tank, thebearing block 2l, receiving one end of the shaft 15, may be extended toprovide a recessed portion 23, in whichr a sprocket-Wheel 29, may bedisposed, which sprocket-Wheel may be driven by a chain 30, driven by asprocket-Wheel 31, on the end of an arma-ture shaft 32, of a motor 33,mounted on the beam 25. This chain is preferably enclosed by a casing34, sealed to the bearing block 2l, over the recess 23 receiving thesprocket-Wheel 29.

In structures of this kind, it is desirable to elevate the reel for thepurpose of placing or examining the skeins or hanks of yarn or otherfibers carried thereby, and for this purpose I employ means normallysupporting the beam 25, which means are designed to raise and lower saidbeam and With it the reel suspended therefrom.

Disposed adjacent the vat or tank, in the present instance being shownas supported by its end Walls 3, are a pair of cylinders 35 and 36,having pistons 35" and 36, respectively; the upper ends of whichpist-ons are connected at 35b and 36, to the beam 25. To raise thepistons in said cylinders and with them the beam and the reel suspendedtherefrom, pressure may be admitted to said cylinders via pipes 33 and39, from a suitable supply pipe 40. This pressure may be controlled by asuitable three-Way valve 41, whereby said supply pipe may be open topressure or exhaust, as may be desired, to raise or lower the reel. Thecollars receiving the bearing blocks 2l and 22 move up and down in therecessed portions of the side Walls 3, and these collars are preferablygrooved at the sides, as indicated at 23?, for sliding engagement withribs 20, formed on the Walls of said recessed portions 20. as shown inFigs. 3 and 5.

In order that the pistons 35a and 36a may move With the desiredprecision; maintaining the beam and the reel shaft suspended therefromin proper horizontal position, I may provide the cylinders 35 and 3Gwith piped connections 33a and 39, adjacent to their upper ends, throughwhich pressure may enter and exhaust alternately with the inlet andexhaust of pressurethrough the pipes 33 and 39, in the raising andlowering of said pistons.

To counteibalance the motor 33, the beam 25, may be provided with aWeight 45 at the end lopposite said motor. .Current to actuate the motormay be supplied by means of a flexible conductor 46, and for the purposeof controlling the application of current to said motor, I may employ acontroller, such as indicated at 47.

rI'he form yof structure illustrated in Fig. 4, is substantially thesame as that shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, excepting that it is shaft driven.In Fig. 4, the bearing block 2ll is of substantially the saine characteras that illustrated at 2l, in Fig. l, but the shaft 15 carries a bevelpinion 48, adapted to mesh with a bevel pinion 49, carried at the end ofa vertical shaft 50, which may receive its motion in any suitable mannerfrom the armature shaft 32n of a motor 33, carried by a beam 25a.

The shaft 50 may be enclosed by a casing 34a in a manner substantiallysimilar to the encasement of the sprocket chain; such casing 34a beingsealed in any suitable fluid-tight manner to the bearing block 2in. Inall other respects, the construction and operation of the structureshown in Fig. 4, may be identical with that of the structure shown inFigs. l, 2 and 3. It may be noted further that Whereas in the structureshown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the cylinders are supported by the end Wallsof the vat or tank, in the structure shown in Fig. 4, the cylinders aresupported by suitable stands 5l, from the floor or base upon which thevat or tank rests.

If desired, the enclosing casings 34 and 34n may extend the full heightof the vat or tank and pass With the chain or sha-ft through the openingprovided for the latter in the top or cover of the vat or tank when thereel is lifted.

It vvill be understood, therefore, that When the motor is in action, thereel will be rotated Within the bath of liquid contained Within the vator tank which, by reason of the closed sides of the latter, is muchdeeper than ordinarily provided, and that when pressure is admitted tothe lower portion of the cylinder, vthe reel may be gradually raised.The vertical movement ofthe reel may be simultaneous with lorindependent of the rotation of the reel.

I claim:

l. The combination, in. apparatus for dyeing or treating` yarn and otherfibers in the hank or skein, of a closed tank, a reel rotatably mountedtherein, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which said 'shaft isrotatably mounted arranged for vertical movement With respect to theside Walls of said tank, and direct hoisting means dis posed above thetank and outside the latter and connected to said bearings for raisin`and lowering the reel.

2. The combination, in apparatus for dyetatably mounted therein,

tical movement in the side Walls of said tank, means disposed above thetank and outside the latte;I and connected to said bearings for raisingand lowering the reel; the side walls of the tank being recessed toaccommodate said bearings, and means for rotating the reel when disposedat any height Within the tank.

3. The combination, in apparatus for treating or `dyeing yarn and otherfibers in the hank or skein, of a closed tank, a reel rotatably mountedin said tank, a shaft carrying said reel and disposed Wholly Within thetank, enclosedbearings in Which the ends of said shaft are rotatablymounted arranged for vertical movement With respect to the sides of saidtank, and vertically movable hoisting means disposed above the tank andconnected to said bearings for effecting vertical movement of the reelWithin the tank.

el. The combination, in Vapymratus for treating or dyeing yarn and otherfibers in the hank or skein, of a tank closed on all sides, a reelrotatably mounted in said tank, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings inwhich said shaft is rotatably mounted arranged for vertical n'iovementWith respect to the sides of said tank, vertically movable hoistingmeans disposed above the tank and con* nected to said bearings foreffecting vertical movement of the reel Within the tank; the side Wallsof the latterV being vertically recessed to accommodate said bearings,and means carried by the vertically movable hoisting means for rotatingthe reel When disposed at any height Within the tank.

5. The combination, in apparatus for treating or dyeing yarn or otherbers in the skein or hank, of a vat or tank, a reel rotatably mounted insaid vat or. tank, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which saidshaft is rotatably mounted, a beam ef;- tending across the vat er tank,reds depending therefrom 'and connected to said bearings, mean-s forraising said beam to impart vertical movement to said bearings; the sideWalls of the structure being recessed to accommodate said bearings, amotor carried by said beam, and means whereby said motor may effectrotation of the reel.

G. The combination, in apparatus for treating or dyeing yarn or otherfibers in the skein or hank, of a vat or tank, a reel rotatably mountedtherein, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which said shaft isrotatably mounted, a beam extending across the vat or tank, rodsdepending therefrom and connected to said bearings, .Huid-pressure-means for raising said beam to impart vertical movement to saidbearings; the side walls ofthe' structure-being recessedfto accommodatesaid' bearings, a motor carried by sa-id beam, and means whereby saidmotor may effect rotation of the reel.V

7. The combination, in vapparatus for treating. or dyeing yarn and otherfibersrin the hank or skein, or a tank, a reel rotatably mountedtherein, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which said shaft isrotatably mounted arranged for sliding movement With respect to the sideWalls of the tank, 'y a beam disposed above the upper part of the tankfrom which said bearings are sus-V pended, and means for effectingvertical movement of said beam.

8. The combination, in apparatus for treating or dyeing yarn and otherfibers in the hank or skein, of a tank, a reel rotatably mountedtherein, a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which said shaft isrotatably mounted arranged for sliding movement with respect to the sideWalls of the tank, a beam kdisposed above thenpper part of the tank fromwhich said bearings are suspended, and fluid actuated means at the sidesof the tank for .effecting vertical movement of said beam.

9. The combination, in apparatus" for treating or dyeing yarn and otherfibers in the bank or skein,of a tank, a reel rotatably mountedthereiu,a shaft carrying said reel, bearings in which said shaft is rotatablymounted arranged for sliding movement with respect to the side Walls ofthe tank, a beam disposed above the upper part of the tank from whichsaid bearings are suspended, means for effecting vertical movement ofsaid beam, and means for rotating said reel including an electric motorcarried by the beam and vertically movable therewith.

l0. In a structure such as set forth in claim 5, motion transn'iittingmeans driven by the motor and operatively connected to the reel forrotating the latter. y

ll. ln a structure such as set forth in claim 5, motionv transmittingmeans driven by the motor and operatively connected to the reel forrotating the latter, and a casing carried by one of the shaft bearingsfor enclosing said motion transmitting means to prevent access of thedye liquor thereto.

l2. In a structure such asset forth in claim 5, a sprocket-chain drivenby the moe tor, said sprocket-chain passing over a sprocket-Wheelcarried by the reel shaft for rotating the reel.

13. In a structure such as set forth in claim 5, a sprocket-chain drivenby the motor; said sprocket-chain passing over a sprocket-wheel carriedby the reel shaft for rotating the reel, and a casing carried by one ofthe shaft bearings for enclosing said sprocket-chain to prevent accessof the dye liquor thereto.

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lei. In apparatus of the character described, the eembiimtion of a dyeVat closed en all Sides and having recessed end Walls, a. reel, e hafter said reel disposed Wholly Within the tank, bearings in which saidshaft may rotate adapted to said recessed poi-tions of the end Walls;the side Wall of said dye tank being apertured, a door 010sing saidaperture, and a Huid-tight joint feithe marginal edge of said door. l0ln witness whereof I have signed this Specification. l

HOWARD M. DUDLEY,

